QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

6690

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Width:

85

Length:

83.5

Quilt top made by:

Frederick, Mary Cleveland

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was the great-aunt of owner

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1896

Date of death and location:

1986 in Wellsville, NY

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Frederick, Edward

Spouse's occupation:

merchant

# of Children:

none

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt finished?

Finished in 1990s

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Block pattern

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Shape of edge:

Straight

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 9 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

21

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

maple leaf pattern

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Plain weave, solid cotton fabric.

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

bias on front; knife edge backing

Batting:

Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the quilt filling:

quilt was finished in 1990s

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

Plain weave

Backing, predominant color:

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

No Inscription

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3404 variation

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Compass

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)